Hanish
- Gender
- Boy
- Say it
- HAN-ish
- UK rank, 2025
- #5,065 for boys
Hanish is a boys' name. In 2025 it ranked 5,065th for boys in the UK (3 babies).
Where does Hanish come from?
Indian name of uncertain derivation
Is Hanish a girl's or a boy's name?
Hanish is a boys' name. In 2025, it was given to 3 boys in the UK. Too few girls were given it to be listed.
How popular is Hanish in the UK?
- Rank in 2025
- 5,065th among boys
- Babies in 2025
- 3 about 1 in 100,000 boys
- Five-year trend
- Rising up 88% in five years
- Same name in a class
- under 1% chance among 15 boys
In 2025, 3 boys in the UK were named Hanish, making it the 5,065th most popular name for boys. Five years earlier, in 2020, it was 3,502nd. Its busiest year was 2023, with 8 boys.
Among boys in 2025, it was 4,974th in England and Wales.
Hanish in the UK, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 3 | #5,065 |
| 2024 | 4 | #4,346 |
| 2023 | 8 | #2,691 |
| 2022 | 4 | #4,195 |
| 2021 | 3 | #4,989 |
| 2020 | 5 | #3,502 |
| 2019 | 0 | – |
| 2018 | 3 | #4,959 |
| 2017 | 3 | #4,995 |
| 2016 | 0 | – |
| 2015 | 4 | #4,086 |
| 2014 | 0 | – |
| 2013 | 0 | – |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 3 | #4,837 |
| 2010 | 0 | – |
| 2009 | 0 | – |
| 2008 | 0 | – |
| 2007 | 0 | – |
| 2006 | 0 | – |
| 2005 | 0 | – |
| 2004 | 0 | – |
| 2003 | 0 | – |
| 2002 | 0 | – |
| 2001 | 0 | – |
| 2000 | 0 | – |
| 1999 | 0 | – |
| 1998 | 0 | – |
| 1997 | 0 | – |
| 1996 | 3 | #2,949 |
How popular is Hanish in the US?
No boys in the US were given it in 2025, or too few to be listed. Its busiest year was 2016, with 13 boys. It first appears in the records in 2011.
Half of all the boys named Hanish in the US since 1880 were born between 2015 and 2021, the years shaded on the chart below.
Hanish in the US, year by year
| Year | Boys | Rank |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 5 | #12,341 |
| 2023 | 8 | #8,916 |
| 2022 | 6 | #10,855 |
| 2021 | 7 | #9,709 |
| 2020 | 5 | #12,016 |
| 2019 | 9 | #8,209 |
| 2018 | 5 | #12,150 |
| 2017 | 12 | #6,681 |
| 2016 | 13 | #6,344 |
| 2015 | 8 | #8,739 |
| 2014 | 10 | #7,557 |
| 2013 | 8 | #8,784 |
| 2012 | 0 | – |
| 2011 | 5 | #12,280 |
Names like Hanish
Names given in the same years and the same naming tradition, with a similar sound.
Shivansh, Aarav, Krishiv, Avyaan, Vihaan, Gurbaaz, Harshiv, Aviraj, Devansh, Ivaan, Advik, Rudransh
Names related to Hanish
Sources
Figures from Baby names in England and Wales (Office for National Statistics), Babies' first names (National Records of Scotland), Baby names (Northern Ireland Statistics and Research Agency) and Popular Baby Names (US Social Security Administration). Nameling last updated them on 20 October 2026. How the figures are worked out, and the data to download.
To cite this page: Nameling, “Hanish: name meaning, origin and popularity”, https://www.nameling.co.uk/names/hanish, updated 20 October 2026.